Both Uses
allot
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- They were tired enough even on their first day at sea to ignore the noise, fighting back to their precious allotment of sleep.†
Chpt 2. *
- He did his duty for all Party organizations, and was always the first to volunteer for the menial tasks allotted to children aspiring to Party membership, which he knew was the only path to success or even comfort in the Soviet Union.†
Chpt 3.
Definitions:
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(1)
(allot) to give out -- especially a share of something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)